Search giant Google has ‘inconspicuously’ pulled out of China due to the recent flair up between the two bodies regarding internet censorship and a recent hack of Google’s systems originating in China. This delicate chess game has moved forward one more step as Google has now redirected all of its Google.cn traffic to its uncensored Hong Kong site Google.hk. (more…)
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Google Pulls Out of China
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010World Day Against Cyber Censorship
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Tomorrow (March 12) is the World Day Against Cyber Censorship, sponsored by the French organization Reports Without Borders and Google. The event, according to Reporters Without Borders:
“Is intended to rally everyone in support of a single Internet that is unrestricted and accessible to all. It is also meant to draw attention to the fact that, by creating new spaces for exchanging ideas and information, the Internet is a force for freedom. However, more and more governments have realised this and are reacting by trying to control the Internet.”
